Tennis

Tennis Earns 9-0 Victory in Fall Opener

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - The Mount Holyoke College tennis team opened its short fall slate of action on Saturday, posting a 9-0 victory over Simmons University at the MHC Tennis Courts. The Lyons are now 1-0, while the Sharks slip to 0-4 overall.

Singles action then took center stage as Peabody earned the first win at three with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Medici. Senior Madison Rosen (Portland, Ore./Grant) then pushed the Lyons to a 5-0 advantage, earning a 6-3, 6-1 win against Mariski at five.

MHC senior Clara Wang (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand) went on to make a 6-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-3 victory against Brown at six, followed by a 6-3, 6-2 victory from Gerasimova over Simmons' Rios from four.

The Lyons saw Huang victorious at two with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Johnson, while Yazawa wrapped up the match at one with a 6-1, 7-5 win against Nguyen.

Mount Holyoke is back in action on September 21st when it heads to Newport, R.I., to take part in the Tennis Hall of Fame Tournament. Simmons is back in action tomorrow, hosting Lesley at 12pm.